HDLA Employee Directory
Architecture and PlanningTennessee, United States11-50 Employees
HDLA is a mid-sized architecture and planning practice based in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1985 to deliver planning, landscape architecture, and urban design services. Led by partners Richie Jones and Chris Barkley, who bring decades of collective experience on projects across local, national, and international contexts, the firm handles everything from master planning to site-specific implementation. The firm emphasizes design solutions that address the diverse needs of clients while creating timeless spaces with simple elegance. Its approach blends sensitivity to local history and natural context with imaginative solutions, while maintaining practical production processes that respect budgets and deadlines and support thorough construction documentation and administration. HDLA aims to create engaging, authentic spaces that convey a strong sense of place.